12/27/2012 Fresh Fruit

Rick Nelson is the food critic for the StarTribune. He chats with Pete about the annual cookie contest the paper has, does a year in review of food in the Twin Cities, and talks about queer voices in the food world. In addition to reading his work in the StarTribune, you can follow him on Twitter, where he shares lots of interesting food finds not mentioned in the paper: @RickNelsonStrib

Chris Stinson is the policy director at OutFront Minnesota, and he shares with Pete OFM's efforts to ensure a good outcome for GLBT folk in the "fiscal cliff" and in the state budget process. He also talks about the summit OFM held recently, and the strategy to enact marriage equality in the upcoming legislative session in Minnesota. OutFront Minnesota's mission is to make our state a place where LGBT Minnesotans have the freedom, power, and confidence to make the best choices for their own lives.